PDI Blog and Resources for Teachers
The Professional Development Institute has been offering quality professional development and resources to educators for over 27 years, and now we’re bringing you even more helpful tools with our PDI Blog. We respect how hard you work every single day to provide the best possible instruction so your students can be successful in your classroom and beyond. So, it is our goal to provide you with as much information and as many resources as possible to help make your teaching life easier.
Use the helpful tips, strategies, and resources we’ve provided immediately in the classroom. We will continue to add new blog articles and resources each month, so be sure to check back often or sign up to receive our e-mail to be alerted when there is a new post.
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As teachers, it is important to create joy in the classroom for students throughout the day. In this blog article, we explain the academic benefits of cultivating joy in the classroom. Posted December, 2024
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Do you want to learn ways to reduce bullying in your classroom? This blog article discusses different strategies on how to reduce bullying and aggressive behavior in the classroom. Posted December, 2024
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Do you have students who struggle to get started on assignments? This could be due to a deficit in the initiation executive function. In this article, PDI offers a great teacher tip on how to help students who struggle with initiation deficit. Posted November, 2024
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This article describes how socioemotional learning can drive inclusive teaching practices. A variety of strategies are presented that could help create a student-centered classroom. Posted November, 2024
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What are the five key elements of the science of reading? This article explains the five key elements of the science of reading and when each element should be taught. Posted November, 2024
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This blog article provides several reading comprehension strategies that teachers can easily incorporate into the content areas. Posted October, 2024
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Does your classroom population include students with special needs, leaving you wondering how, as a general education teacher, you can best help them? This blog article offers three teaching strategies that can be immediately used to help students with special needs as they navigate the curriculum from their place in the general education classroom. Posted July, 2024
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This blog article discusses the benefits of reading strategy groups as an effective way to improve students’ reading comprehension and explores how it differs from guided reading. Posted May, 2024
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Are you struggling with how to meet the needs of the varied ability levels of your students? This blog article discusses differentiated instruction as a method of providing targeted, specific instruction tailored to the individual needs of students. The article also discusses how teachers can differentiate their instruction in one of four ways: through content, process, product, and learning environment. Posted April, 2024
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Shifting the focus from the teacher to the learners is a powerful classroom management strategy that can result in increased student motivation and engagement. In this article, we discuss how to create a student-centered classroom to increase motivation and engagement. Posted January, 2024
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This article explores trauma-informed teaching principles to mitigate the impact of trauma on students and increase student success in the classroom. Posted December, 2023
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This blog article provides teachers with proven and effective strategies to enhance students' reading comprehension and provide aid to students who may struggle with reading, regardless of the subject matter being studied. Posted November, 2023
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As educators, we know how important it is to set goals and take the steps necessary to achieve them. This blog article provides teachers a process they can use to guide students to create their own S.M.A.R.T goals for learning. Posted October, 2023
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Are you one of the many educational professionals seeking to understand the science of reading? This blog article provides background knowledge on the basic principles of the science of reading to help you develop a deeper understanding. Posted August, 2023
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Are you interested in helping your students develop a growth mindset? If so, one of the best things that you can do is to take an honest assessment of your own mindset. Take the quiz and see what you discover about yourself. Posted June, 2023
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Once students reach school age, they can be characterized as those who possess either a flexible or a fixed mindset. This article explores the characteristics and specifics regarding these two types of mindsets and how you can work with students to develop a growth mindset. Posted May, 2023
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Do your students struggle to effectively plan and organize their tasks? In this blog article, we share strategies for improving these critical executive function skills. Posted April, 2023
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Teachers are finding that students who struggle with class work and organization often have difficulty with executive function skills. In this blog article, we share details about executive function skills and how they impact students learning. Posted March, 2023
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I hear from teachers often that they are asked to use SEL in the classroom but they don’t know where to start. I get it. It can seem overwhelming. So let’s break it down a bit.... Posted February, 2023
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For many educators, integrating SEL into the content areas may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. We have some great strategies for you! Posted February, 2023
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Teachers love lists and this one has exceptional strategies that you can put into action immediately in your classroom to support your SEL practices! Posted February, 2023
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Creating a classroom environment in which students feel safe to learn and grow is critical to fostering student's social and emotional skills. Gain tips for establishing a safe classroom in this blog article. Posted February, 2023
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